An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

present participle of place

The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning. / The condition of being placed. / The position of a competitor at the end of a race.

(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location. / (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition. / (intransitive, racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.

(in bibliographies) indicates that a document has no place of publication shown on the document and that none has been inferred from other evidence

The quality of being a place.

(idiomatic) A great, trendy, or perfectly suitable place

(idiomatic) In some, possibly rare places.

A small village in Stanley parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2153).

In some places and not everywhere; of a patchy nature.